List of UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2008

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These are the Official Charts Company's UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2008. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday with the chart-date given as the following Thursday. Chart positions are based the multi-metric consumption of country music in the United Kingdom, blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums. The chart contains 20 positions.

In the iteration of the chart dated 6 January, Long Road Out of Eden by the Eagles spent its tenth consecutive week at number one, and held the top spot for the first twenty three weeks of 2008 before being placed by Dolly Parton's six-week spell at number one with Backwoods Barbie. Long Road Out of Eden would return to the chart peak for two multi-week stints, spending a total of thirty one weeks atop the chart. Meet Glen Campbell held number one for five non-consecutive weeks. Country Boy by Daniel O'Donnell debuted on 2 November and stayed at the top spot for the remaining nine weeks of 2008.

Band The Eagles
The Eagles' final studio release Long Road Out of Eden spent 31 weeks at number one.
Singer Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton's Backwoods Barbie held the top spot for 6 weeks.
Singer Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams achieved her first UK number one album with Little Honey.
Singer Glen Campbell
Meet Glen Campbell was number one for 5 weeks.
Singer Daniel O'Donnell
Country Boy by Daniel O'Donnell was number one for 9 consecutive weeks.
Issue date Album Artist(s) Record label Ref.
6 January Long Road Out of Eden Eagles Polydor [1]
13 January [2]
20 January [3]
27 January [4]
3 February [5]
10 February [6]
17 February [7]
24 February [8]
2 March [9]
9 March [10]
16 March [11]
23 March [12]
30 March [13]
6 April [14]
13 April [15]
20 April [16]
27 April [17]
4 May [18]
11 May [19]
18 May [20]
25 May [21]
1 June [22]
8 June [23]
15 June Backwoods Barbie Dolly Parton Universal [24]
22 June [25]
29 June [26]
6 July [27]
13 July [28]
20 July [29]
27 July Long Road Out of Eden Eagles Polydor [30]
3 August [31]
10 August [32]
17 August [33]
24 August [34]
31 August Meet Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Capitol [35]
7 September [36]
14 September [37]
21 September Long Road Out of Eden Eagles Polydor [38]
28 September [39]
5 October [40]
12 October Meet Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Capitol [41]
19 October Little Honey Lucinda Williams Lost Highway [42]
26 October Meet Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Capitol [43]
2 November Country Boy Daniel O'Donnell DMG TV [44]
9 November [45]
16 November [46]
23 November [47]
30 November [48]
7 December [49]
14 December [50]
21 December [51]
28 December [52]

Most weeks at number one

Weeks at number one Artist
31 Eagles
9 Daniel O'Donnell
6 Dolly Parton
5 Glen Campbell

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